Cobb County has built an impressive record for being ahead of the curve when it comes to “accountability courts,” and now it is about to add another.
The Cobb Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to create a Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court, following on the heels of its Drug Court and Mental Health Court, which have done much to reduce the recidivism rate.
“Drug court helps drug addicts. Mental health court helps people with mental health challenges. We’re very confident that veterans court will help veterans who have some type of issue based on their military service,” Cobb District Attorney Vic Reynolds told the MDJ.
“We kept noticing we were running into a number of individuals who had a prior military background who were getting in trouble, so we began to look into the possibility of having a court specifically for veterans.”
The bulk of the funding for the Veterans Court will come from the Veterans Administration.
via The Marietta Daily Journal – New court for veterans helps meet an obligation to help.
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